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What size fender? FredV at 8:31pm 09.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/941 OK, I admit, I have a pet peeve about the prices for boat fenders. But, when I mentioned to the mari
New Thru-Hulls for the Endeavour.... (5) Sumner at 8:22pm 09.14.14 Ask All Sailors 0/728 I'm trying to stay busy so went back to documenting work Ruth and I did on the boat the last time we
Fort Myers, Fl. Drich at 6:52pm 09.14.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1763 We are headed to Fort Myers with our Hunter 260 in mid October. We are looking for a good launch sit
Wiring for 2QM20 panel - the 'lamp test' switch Alctel at 6:47pm 09.14.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2474 Hi guys, Any idea how to wire this up? I noticed the switch didn't do anything and then peaking b
Need Advice....Replacing broken main halyard Steve E. at 5:31pm 09.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/6620 All, We have a 1999 Hunter 310 with a fractional rig. Two weekends ago while under sail our main
#580 for sale, massachusetts upslims at 5:22pm 09.14.14 Catalina 22 0/7 Hi all Well with a heavy heart I'm selling my 22'. It's been a great boat but I found a deal I cou
SHURflo 5.7 water pump Pat T at 5:11pm 09.14.14 Ask All Sailors 1/789 My shurflo smart sensor 5.7 developed a problem recently due to a leak and the pump was running dry
Topping lift ? slowdog at 4:50pm 09.14.14 Ask All Sailors 19/3447 I would like to see some pictures of how your topping lift gos on the boom . Can you still use the r
Bene 473 single handed snadd1s at 4:34pm 09.14.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/6433 Hi, unfortunately it seems that i have to sail my new baby short / singlehanded for some time. Any
Oday 23-2 mast slot question itsjojo at 3:42pm 09.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1194 Another newbie question.... I have my 1977 23-2 sailing well now after many repairs in the past 12
Oday 23-2 mast slot question itsjojo at 3:02pm 09.14.14 Smaller Boats 0/497 sorry wrong forum
Wet core higgs at 3:00pm 09.14.14 Ask All Sailors 27/3316 A cabin top deck fitting was leaking and I did not know until the headliner started dripping. Botto
Permanently raised Pop Top jbvalya at 12:16pm 09.14.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 29/6757 I am in the process of buying a C25, standard rig, fixed keel boat. I am 6'-1" in height. Has an
Fog!!! Don Guillette at 10:08am 09.14.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 20/5444 I've only sailed in fog on 2 occasions and I didn't like either of them. The first was a race in Lon
Autopilot problem zrod at 8:03am 09.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1209 Hi, Today i noticed a new problem on the autopilot of my hunter 340 -1999. I could hear a strange
tack line for spinnaker... (1) jaycrawford97 at 7:46am 09.14.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1431 Using spinnaker from BWY last couple of days. Want to modify a few things. First off, what is line
Broken Rudder (1) weedstomper at 7:39am 09.14.14 Smaller Boats 10/2224 I was sailing my Hunter 260 (wing keel version) under 20+ knots and my rudder snapped at the head.
Out haul 7.3 (2) StanFM at 7:17am 09.14.14 S2 0/800 One of owners here wanted pics of the outhaul setup on a 7.3 so here are a couple shots. The cable
davit arch for bigger hunters (1) Navicula at 6:30am 09.14.14 Big Boats 9/2089 I just did a dry fit test of this arch that I started, I was getting worried about the fit from the
info on H 26 trailer only Crazy Dave Condon at 5:23am 09.14.14 Smaller Boats 2/630 I am working with a H26 owner who sent me photos of the hull dented in by the bunk boards. My resp

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Invest 95L JamesG161 at 7:23am 09.07.23 Where are the NOAA aircraft They and their ground crew are moving now to Puerto Rico. Recon Fligh
3 Blade Prop Swap? dmax at 7:16am 09.07.23 2. Our boat is on Lake Champlain VT, anyone know of a NE shop that I can work with to straighten th
3 Blade Prop Swap? dlochner at 7:11am 09.07.23 If the prop shaft is bronze check carefully for wear at the stuffing box and the cutless bearing. Br
Rudder counterbalance? (2) HeelBoy at 7:10am 09.07.23 LoL Yes... Engineer says... "if it ain't broken, it does not have enough systems" :ass: As I say a
3 Blade Prop Swap? jssailem at 7:06am 09.07.23 1. Is the original prop shaft material Bronze? 2. Our boat is on Lake Champlain VT, anyone know of
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 7:04am 09.07.23
3 Blade Prop Swap? jviss at 7:01am 09.07.23 Hi @all - We have determined that the prop shaft is actually bent. There is a visible wobble at low
3 Blade Prop Swap? Dudenhoeffer at 6:56am 09.07.23 Hi @all - We have determined that the prop shaft is actually bent. There is a visible wobble at low
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 6:50am 09.07.23 * Very good input on the keel angle! I will need to try that, I have been keeping it all the way d
Wooden block under mast step. Mark W at 6:44am 09.07.23 Well ... that's interesting. We're back to not knowing why that big wooden block is sitting on your
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump Rob Hntr376 at 6:39am 09.07.23 Peggie - in prepping for winterization: is that final rinse with the macerator running being done wi
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 6:38am 09.07.23 BTW: I've never owned a Mac 25 but I've owned a Mac 2-22 and two Mac 21's. They have a similar kee
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 6:38am 09.07.23 I am working on a mechanical lock down (that isn't a through pin), but that's probably a winter pro
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 6:36am 09.07.23 Does the boat want to round up into the wind? That is called weather helm. If your boat wants to p
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 6:21am 09.07.23 From your profile, you are taking about the McGregor Venture 25? That has a kickup rudder? So the
New Electronics Networking Help BarryL at 6:19am 09.07.23 Hi, My mistake. I thought your wind instrument was a clipper unit. If your ST60 is working and the
Rudder counterbalance? JBP-PA at 6:10am 09.07.23 From your profile, you are taking about the McGregor Venture 25? That has a kickup rudder? So the
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box dlochner at 5:51am 09.07.23 A boat built in 1982 for use in the ocean may not have a holding tank. At that time no discharge zon
New Electronics Networking Help Ward H at 5:40am 09.07.23 RM ST60 Wind Transducer. Currently feeds data to RM ST70+ Display via the backbone, but sounds lik
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box Boatingman222 at 4:56am 09.07.23 Where I would believe a centerboard sound be under the salon right down the center is a 5-6 inch wid

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